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Plants for the Front of the Border

Front or border plants are often the most prominent, so it is worth making sure they are just right. You can also use them to line a pathway or drive, and because most of them are relatively compact, they also do well in pots.

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Stipa tenuissima

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Stipa tenuissima
From £2.84
approx 30 seeds
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
+ 2 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 59 (59)
Allium Millennium
Allium 'Millennium'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3 (3)
Allium Bubble Bath
Allium 'Bubble Bath'
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Allium angulosum Summer Beauty
Allium angulosum 'Summer Beauty'
From £20.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
Tulbaghia Purple Eye
Tulbaghia 'Purple Eye'
From £10.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Lucy Willcox’s 5 months of spring bulbs bulb collection 11 varieties

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Lucy Willcox’s 5 months of spring bulbs bulb collection 11 varieties
From £139.95
1 × collection | 76 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 228 bulbs
Best white allium collection

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Best white allium collection
From £19.45
1 × collection | 40 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 120 bulbs
Narcissus Tête-à-Tête

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Narcissus 'Tête-à-tête'
From £5.49
10 × bulbs
5 × bulbs | organic
20 + 10 FREE bulbs
15 × bulbs | organic
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 36 (36)
Tulipa Ballerina

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Tulipa 'Ballerina'
From £6.49
7 × bulbs
7 × bulbs | organic
21 × bulbs
21 × bulbs | organic
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 30 (30)
Tulipa La Belle Époque

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Tulipa 'La Belle Époque'
From £9.99
5 × bulbs
15 × bulbs
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 6 (6)
Allium nigrum

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Allium nigrum
From £6.99
10 × bulbs
20 + 10 FREE bulbs
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 4 (4)
Allium schubertii

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Allium schubertii
From £11.99
5 × bulbs
10 × bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Allium siculum

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Allium siculum
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25 × bulbs
75 × bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 9 (9)
Allium karataviense

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Allium karataviense
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5 × bulbs
15 × bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Narcissus Thalia

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Narcissus 'Thalia'
From £7.99
10 × bulbs
5 × bulbs | organic
30 × bulbs
15 × bulbs | organic
+ 1 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 12 (12)
Striking allium collection

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Striking allium collection
From £13.75
1 × collection | 20 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 60 bulbs
Tulipa Black Hero

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Tulipa 'Black Hero'
From £9.49
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 5 (5)
Narcissus Minnow

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Narcissus 'Minnow'
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10 × bulbs
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Allium Caméléon

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Allium 'Caméléon'
From £6.99
10 × bulbs
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Allium Eros

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Allium 'Eros'
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5 × bulbs
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Allium amplectens Graceful Beauty

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Allium amplectens 'Graceful Beauty'
From £5.99
5 × bulbs
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Allium moly

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Allium moly
From £7.99
50 × bulbs
100 + 50 FREE bulbs
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Allium schubertii Arctic Snow

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Allium schubertii 'Arctic Snow'
From £11.99
3 × bulbs
9 × bulbs
Allium unifolium

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Allium unifolium
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25 × bulbs
75 × bulbs
Allium schoenoprasum

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chives
From £1.64
approx 300 seeds
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Allium ursinum

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wild garlic - Allium ursinum
From £2.24
approx 40 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
edible flower petal collection

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edible flower petal collection
£11.75 £8.81
5 × packets | seeds
Allium tuberosum

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chives 'garlic'
From £1.87
approx 120 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Welsh onion

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Welsh onion
From £2.24
approx 250 seeds
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
garlic Carcassonne Wight
garlic 'Carcassonne Wight'
From £6.99
1 × head/bulb
3 × heads/bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Allium Lavender Bubbles
Allium 'Lavender Bubbles'
From £14.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Paeonia Pink Hawaiian Coral
Paeonia 'Pink Hawaiian Coral'
£27.99
available to order from spring 2027
Paeonia lactiflora Félix Crousse
Paeonia lactiflora 'Félix Crousse'
£22.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
onion Pink Panther
onion 'Pink Panther'
From £4.49
available to order from winter

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